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Meaning of "units" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNITS

units  [ˈjuːnɪts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNITS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Units is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNITS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of units in the English dictionary

The definition of units in the dictionary is the first position in a place-value counting system, representing a single-digit number.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNITS


blitz
blɪts
coordinates
kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪts
credits
ˈkrɛdɪts
dates
deɪts
favourites
ˈfeɪvrɪts
Gates
ɡeɪts
highlights
ˈhaɪlaɪts
it´s
ɪts
its
ɪts
Leibnitz
ˈlaɪbnɪts
Liegnitz
ˈliːɡnɪts
lights
laɪts
Massachusetts
ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɪts
minutes
ˈmɪnɪts
nights
naɪts
rates
reɪts
rights
raɪts
States
steɪts
Steinitz
ˈstaɪnɪts
tickets
ˈtɪkɪts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNITS

unitedly
unitedness
uniter
unities
unition
unitisation
unitise
unitiser
unitive
unitively
unitization
unitize
unitizer
unitrust
unity
unity of interest
unity ticket
Univ.
univalence
univalency

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNITS

call it quits
cgs units
eating habits
employee benefits
exploits
fps units
grits
health benefits
limits
merits
mks units
pits
quits
shits
spirits
splits
straits
to be off limits
waits
wits

Synonyms and antonyms of units in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNITS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «units» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of units

Translation of «units» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNITS

Find out the translation of units to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of units from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «units» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unidades
570 millions of speakers

English

units
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इकाइयों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوحدات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

единиц
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউনিট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einheiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn vị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலகுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

birimler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednostki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одиниць
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονάδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eenhede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enheter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

enheter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of units

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNITS»

The term «units» is very widely used and occupies the 2.836 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «units» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of units
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «units».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNITS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «units» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «units» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about units

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «UNITS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word units.
1
Alvar Aalto
The best standardisation committee in the world is nature herself, but in nature standardisation occurs mainly in connection with the smallest possible units: cells. The result is millions of flexible combinations in which one never encounters the stereotyped.
2
David Almond
It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.
3
Michael Apted
It's still the same job, the same anxieties, but it did feel a lot different, that kind of budget, that schedule, and frankly, the slowness of it all, and also having a lot of other units working.
4
Jeff Beck
I try to become a singer. The guitar has always been abused with distortion units and funny sorts of effects, but when you don't do that and just let the genuine sound come through, there's a whole magic there.
5
David Blunkett
I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police.
6
Leon Bourgeois
Just as the formation of the family is basic to the formation of the state, so the states themselves are the only units that can form the basic constitution of a viable international organization.
7
Young Buck
I was young and felt like it was opportunity 'cause they were moving units back then on the underground scene.
8
William Lacy Clay, Jr.
I went to Ferguson and walked with the demonstrators and saw this heavily armed police force, tactical units pointing sniper rifles at my constituents who were there exercising their constitutional rights.
9
Nathan Deal
Cord blood stem cell units have been shown to be a suitable alternative to adult bone marrow for the treatment of many diseases, including sickle cell anemia.
10
Dustin Diamond
If we could sell 100,000 units every album, that would rock. We'd have a big cult following, we'd have a built-in fanbase so we could pretty much play anywhere, people would show up and rock out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNITS»

Discover the use of units in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to units and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
SI Units for Clinical Measurement
Here is the manual needed by everyone who is preparing a paper for publication in a journal or book requiring SI units, who needs to convert SI units reported in the medical literature into traditional metric units, who is guiding his or ...
Donald S. Young, Edward J. Huth, 1998
2
The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-quality Units
This guide introduces UbD unit design and directs readers through the process.
Grant P. Wiggins, Jay McTighe, 2011
3
Stylistic Use of Phraseological Units in Discourse
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Anita Naciscione, 2010
4
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: ...
This book will sell because everything that people do is measured in units of one type or another.
François Cardarelli, 2003
5
Modular Units
In the present book, we have put together the basic theory of the units and cuspidal divisor class group in the modular function fields, developed over the past few years.
D. Kubert, S. Lang, 1981
6
World Monetary Units: An Historical Dictionary, Country By ...
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this comprehensive reference work covers the monetary systems of 203 countries and four confederations.
Howard M. Berlin, 2006
7
Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry
This third edition (2007) is a further revision of the material which reflects the experience of the contributors and users with the previous editions. The book has been systematically brought up to date and new sections have been added.
E. Richard Cohen, 2007
8
Academic Units in a Complex, Changing World: Adaptation and ...
This book uses case studies of academic units from Australian public universities to explore the reasons why those units respond in different ways to similar contemporary challenges.
Deanna De Zilwa, 2010
9
Social Studies for the Caribbean: CXC Core Units and Options
This new edition of the popular Social Studies for the Caribbean: Core Units and Options has been completely revised and updated.
B.A. Rohlehr, 2002
10
Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore ...
The Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 1989 (1989 MODU Code) was adopted by Assembly resolution A.649 (16) and concerns MODUs built since 1 May 1991.
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNITS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term units is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Israeli Announcement of New Housing Units in the West Bank and …
We are deeply concerned about the Israeli government's announcement today of the advancement of nearly 300 new housing units in the West Bank settlement ... «US Department of State, Jul 15»
2
Boy Scouts of America to allow gay adult leaders; church-run units
NEW YORK – The Boy Scouts of America has ended its blanket ban on gay adult leaders but will allow church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
3
City financed 20 K. units of affordable housing in FY 2015
The mayor, joined by his housing officials and a handful of politicians for the announcement, said the units would eventually house about 50,000 New Yorkers. «Capital New York, Jul 15»
4
New York City Public Housing Units Remain Empty Unnecessarily …
“The issue of returning units to the rent roll efficiently is driven almost entirely by lack of sufficient resources,” the statement by the Housing Authority said. «New York Times, Jun 15»
5
Green Berets, SEALs, and now Raiders: Marine Corps resurrects …
The Marines will rename several special operations units as Marine Raiders at a ceremony Friday, resurrecting a moniker made famous by World War II units ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
6
Rental units on the rise in Toronto and Vancouver
The firm says there are eight rental buildings currently under construction and 37 more proposed in the Toronto area, containing a total of more than 11,000 units ... «MoneySense, Jun 15»
7
Hyundai sales pace up 1.5% in May to 52515 units
In the domestic market, Hyundai sold 37,450 units last month compared with 36,205 units in May 2014, up 3.4 per cent. However, the company's exports ... «Times of India, May 15»
8
What Should Liberia Do With Its Empty Ebola Treatment Units?
The plastic orange mesh fences that once separated Ebola patients in the "red zone" from visitors in the "green zone" have collapsed. Corrugated metal roofing ... «NPR, May 15»
9
US Army Will Close 10 Warrior Transition Units
The Army announced a plan Friday to close 10 of its 25 Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) that treat wounded, injured and ill soldiers with the goal of returning ... «Military.com, Apr 15»
10
Big Sean Scores His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
3, moving another 108,000 units (down 35 percent). In its three weeks on sale, the album has sold 393,000 copies. That makes it the fastest-selling soundtrack ... «Billboard, Mar 15»

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